Cup holding hook



July 13, 1937. J.IH. H. TIRYAKIAN 2,036,928

CUP HOLDING HOOK Filed March 30, 1935 INVENTOR,

/ ATTORNEY.

Patented July 13, 1937 PATENT OFFICE our HOLDING noon John Haig H.Tiryakian, Yonkers, N. Y.

Application March 30, 1935, Serial No. 13,934

Claims.

The present invention relates to an improvement in cup-holding hooks, ofthe type set forth in my copending U. S. application Serial No. 683,756,filed August 5th, 1933, for Hooks, and allowed on August 7th, 1934.

The present improvementcomprises the utilization of three of thecomponents parts of the structure to coact with each other to firmlycombine each other in rigid, operative assembly, this 10 beingaccomplished with a minimum number of parts and operations, thuscreating a cup-hook of great efficiency and at an effective economy, inmanufacture.

A further advantage in the present improved structure is that the springhook of the present structure is sofirmly assembled to its shelfattaching screw, as to enable the userto operate the said hook, as awing, to screw the attachment to a shelf, exactly as a wing-nut on ascrew is utilized.

The foregoing, and other features of advantage will be understood, asthe herein description proceeds, and it is obvious that modification maybe made in the structure herein without departing from the spirit hereofor the scope of the claims.

In the drawing, all enlarged for better show- Fig. 1 is a side view ofmy device;

Fig. 2 is a rear View, as viewed from the left hand side of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a front view as viewed from the right hand side of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a bottom view, looking upwardly from the lower end of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 shows an enlarged, fragmentary sectional View taken on the line55, Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows, showing the firstassembly of the coacting parts;

Fig. 6 is a View similar to Fig. 5, showing the parts after they havebeen locked together in staked assembly;

Fig. 7 discloses a longitudinally sectioned means showing one method ofstaking the assembled parts of Fig. 5 together; and Fig. 8 is a Viewsimilar to Fig. 'l, of a modification.

As in Fig. l, the present device comprises a threaded, button headedmetallic wood screw, generally denoted by I, comprising a threaded shank2, a button or filister head 3, the latter being slotted across as at 4,Fig. 5, and at a, Fig. l. The head as in Fig. 5, is provided with twostepped, cylindrical shoulders 5 and 6, located between said head 3 andthreaded portion 2.

The resilient, cup-hand1e holding resilient wire hook generally denotedby 1), Figs. 1 to 4, comprises a convoluted single piece wire memberhaving, as viewed in all figures, except Fig. 4, an upper round loop, oreye 7, which when in assembly, ismounted to rest on the ledge of andsurround cylindrical shoulder 6, of the screw I, Fig. 5.

From the loop 7' the 'wire is bent downwardly, forming a downwardlycurved portion h and then is bent into a curved mouth forming portion iand then curved upwardly and backwardly as at 9, Fig. 1, to and into thescrew head slot 4, and then, bent at an angle and located in said slotrelative to the said loop h, i, and g, as at 70, Fig. 4.

The angular portion is of the hook entering the slot 4 is for oifsettingthe wire from portion 9, over to the rear, outer, lowermost coil (1, asviewed in Fig. 4, to form the first loop of the coil of spring loops cl,so that when the plural loops (1 are formed, they are disposed offsetfrom the screw axis a, Fig. 1, but are substantially, geometricallydisposed, relative to the longitudinally lo cated axial line a'a', Fig.4.

After the completion of the plural coils d, and as in Fig. 4, the wireis bent into a curve e, downwardly, and then in an upward curve, as at cand then, terminating in a down curved lip ,f, Fig. 1 with a resilientopenable contact, at the mouth, or entrance junction m, thus forming,with curve 1, of the rigid loop h, i, and It an easily openable cam likeentrance for the handle of a cup, or similar article, as shown dotted at2, Fig. 1.

As viewed in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, the loops h, i, g, and c are offset fromthe axis of the screw I."

After the spring hook I) is fabricated, and as it is to be understoodthat the hook portion 12 is made up separately, it is then assembled tothe screw, as will now be described. To fasten the ferrule l, the screwl and the hook element In together, in firm rigid assembly, the springeye 7 is placed over the cylindrical step 6, Fig. 5, as previouslyoutlined, and the angular portion 10 of the spring I) is snapped intothe slot 4 of the screw head 3.

Then the cup-like, metal ferrule l, is provided with a central bore tosnugly fit over the upper, smaller cylindrical step 5, Fig. 5, andthus-rest upon the upper face of the eye 7', as in Fig. 5.

Then thestep of assembling all three pieces is done, as in Fig. '7,wherein the assembly of parts, as in Fig. 5, are introduced into theinterior chamber l2 of a bottom die block l0, said die block having itschambered face flat, as at l3. Then a hollow staking punch H, with astaking front edge or face Hi, is brought down upon the upper face ofthe step 5, and pressure brought to bear upon the said upper face ofshoulder 5, thus deforming said upper face and staking or riveting itover the inner annular edge 8 of ferrule l, as in Fig. 6, by theoverflow of the deformed top edge E5 of shoulder 5, in addition, thisstaking action causes the ferrule l to be deformed as at |6-I 5, by theeye 7' of the hook I). Simultaneous With the above action, the edges ofthe screw slot 4'1, are also deformed, as at 99, Fig. 6, enclosing aboutthe exposed face of the angled wire portion k, thus staking it firmlyinto the slot 4. The foregoing operation may be done with one stroke ina punch press.

The amount of deformation of the slot end of the screw head is shownrelatively, by the clot and dash construction at IT, Fig. 6, which isthe outline of screw head before the staking of k in the slot 4 takesplace.

As thus described, it is obvious that the staking or riveting operationsthus assembles the three components of the cup-hook in rigid assembly,such operation being performed at a single blow.

It will be noted that the portions 7', h, i, g, and 7c of the hook arenon-resilient, and form an upper striking guard for a cup handle when inthe hook and when inadvertently struck upwardly.

The remaining portions of the hook, such as c-e and d are resilient andare supported in resilient cup handle receiving and removing position,by the non-resilient portions thereof, when in operation assembly uponthe threaded screw l and the under side of a shelf.

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 and in most features is identicalwith the exception that the eye 7' is fitted about a plain cylindricalpost 6, without steps and the upper edge portion thereof is rolled orriveted over the eye portion 7' as at 5, Fig. 8, thereby to lock theferrule IS in position.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:

1. A cup-hook assembly comprising a convoluted cup holding wire hook,having a resilient poition and a non-resilient portion, a headed screwsecured to said non-resilient hook portion and a ferrule on said screw,said ferrule being affixed to said screw to secure said non-resilienthook portion to said screw.

2. A cup-hook assembly comprising a convoluted cup holding wire hook,having a resilient portion and a non-resilient portion, saidnonresilient portion having an eye on one end, a headed screw having aslot therein, said nonresilient hook portion being secured to said screwby said slot and said eye and a ferrule on said screw, said ferrulebeing affixed to said screw to secure the eye of said non-resilient hookportion, in part, to said screw.

3. A cup-hook assembly comprising a convoluted, resilient cup-holdingwire hook, one end of said hook having an eyelet formed thereon, aheaded screw having a slot in said head, said head having steppedcylindrical shoulders near its headed end, said hook eyelet beinglocated upon one of said shoulders, and a ferrule located upon the otherof said shoulders, said ferrule being superposed upon said eyelet, andsecured to its associate shoulder.

4. A cup-hook assembly comprising a convoluted, resilient cup-holdingwire hook, one end of said hook having an eyelet formed thereon, athreaded, headed screw having a traversing slot in said head, said headhaving two stepped cylindrical shoulders between its threaded and headends, said hook eyelet being located upon one of said shoulders with aportion of said hook resting in said slot, and. a cupped, aperturedferrule located upon the other of said shoulders, said ferrule beingsuperposed upon said eyelet and being staked upon its associate shoulderthereby to hold said eyelet upon its associate shoulder, the portion ofthe hook in said slot being staked therein.

5. A cup-hook assembly comprising a convoluted, cup-holding wire hookhaving a resilient and a non-resilient portion, the latter portion ofsaid hook having an eyelet formed thereon, a threaded, headed screwhaving a traversing slot in said head, said head having two steppedcylindrical shoulders between its threaded and head ends, said hookeyelet being located upon one of said shoulders with a part of saidnon-resilient hook portion located in said slot, and a cupped, aperturedferrule located upon the other of said shoulders, said ferrule beingsuperposed upon said eyelet, and being staked upon its associateshoulder thereby to hold said eyelet upon its associate shoulder, thepart of said non-resilient portion being staked in said slot.

6. A cup-hook assembly comprising a convoluted, cup-holding wire hookhaving contacting resilient and non-resilient portions, the latterportion of said hook having an eyelet formed thereon and an angularportion adjacent said eyelet portion, a threaded, headed screw having atraversing slot in said head, said head having two stepped cylindricalshoulders between its threaded and head ends, said eyelet being locatedupon one of said shoulders with said angular portion located in saidslot, and a cupped, apertured ferrule located upon the other of saidshoulders, said ferrule being superposed upon said eyelet, and beingstaked upon its associate shoulder thereby to hold said eyelet upon itsassociate shoulder, the said angular portion being staked in saidtraversing screw slot.

'7. A cup-hook assembly comprising a piece of wire including an upperhorizontal ring, a depending cup holding hooked portion; a screw including a shank having a base cylinder coaxial with the ring; said wirehaving a straight central portion disposed in the kerf of the screw, andan annular shoulder projecting outwardly from said cylinder above thering.

8. A cup support comprising a piece of wire having one end formed into aring, the other end of the wire forming a cup-hook and being disposedvertical to the plane of the ring; a headed screw including a shankhaving an expanded base cylinder, said ring having one of its sidesdisposed on the face of the screw head at the cylinder; said wire havinga straight central portion held in the kerf of the screw, there beingpart of the boundary wall of the kerf riveted over said portion, and anannular shoulder projecting from said cylinder at the other side of saidring.

9. In a cup-hook assembly, a headed wood screw, a piece of wire havingone of its ends forming a cup holding hook opposite the head of thescrew, a ring formed on the other end of the wire and having one of itssides on the face of said head around the screw shank, annular meansrigid with said shank and cooperating with the opposite side of saidring in holding relation therewith; said wire including medialmanipulable bends and having a central straight portion in the kerf ofsaid head, said bends being extended and on opposite sides of the head,whereby the assembly may be turned as a single unit for operating saidshank.

10. An assembly comprising a piece of wire including a medial coil andhaving ends extending therefrom and forming a cup holding hook com-.prising a resilient portion and a coacting nonresilient portion; saidlatter portion including a loop and having a terminal annular eye; and aheaded screw attached to said non-resilient por- 7 tion, said screwhaving the base of its stem disposed in the eye, and there being aportion of said loop fitted into the kerf of the screw head.

JOHN HAIG H. TIRYAKIAN.

